# ticker vs timber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ticker
*noun · IPA /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,051*
One who makes a tick mark.

### timber
*noun · IPA /ˈtɪmbə/ · frequency rank #7,072*
Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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